Papaver 100g Approx.900,000 Seeds

100GRAMS APPROX.900,000 SEEDS

Height: 6 to 40 inches (15 to 100 cm).
Growing Region: zones 2 to 9.
Flowers: Spring and summer.
Flower Details: Yellow, red, lilac, pink, orange. The base of the flower often has a black base. Cup-shaped. Four to six petals. Ovary develops into a capsule.
Foliage: Lobed. Stem contains a latex.

Sow Outdoors: Surface or cover seed. Late-summer. Spacing 8 to 24 inches (20 to 60 cm). Perennials: Surface or cover seed. Before the last frost or in autumn. Spacing 8 to 24 inches (20 to 60 cm).

Sow Indoors: Not recommended. Use peat pots. Germination time: three weeks in the dark. Temperature 70°F (21°C). Six or seven weeks before expected last frost. Transplant outdoors following the last frost.

Requirements: Full sunlight. Good drainage. Soil pH 5.5 to 7. Moist soil. Provide support for taller species. Deadhead. Water during prolonged dry periods. Propagate: cuttings from the roots in the autumn.

How to grow:
Depending on the variety sow poppy seeds on the surface at the beginning of spring or the end of autumn (perennial poppies); in the middle of summer (biennials) or late autumn or early spring annuals (by continued sowing in the spring annual poppies can have a prolonged blooming season in the summer). Poppies like to grow in sunny areas and like a moist soil of pH 5.5 to 7. 

It is best to sow seeds outdoors as opposed to starting them off indoors in the greenhouse. If you choose to grow poppies indoors then they should be sown in peat pots and it will take about 20 days for the seeds to germinate in the dark at 21 degrees. Try planting poppies out following the last frost of spring at about 15 to 30cm apart for optimum results.